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New charge for foreign lorries using British roads 
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Or filling up before they get here where it's cheaper, then filling up again when they get back.

Yep, that's what a lot of them do.
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What's the range of a lorry on a full tank of fuel anyway?

Many of them have extender tanks fitted for that very purpose, which can more than double their range.

Modern trucks, fully loaded, will manage around 8 or 9 mpg.

The additional weight of the full extender tanks don't make a great difference to payload - the bulky cargos typically carried by tautliners often don't reach the vehicle's maximum gross weight, and the number of bulkers coming over the water is a very small percentage.

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Yes my tan needs topping up. :D

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